Drapery pleat clamp and adjustable hook



Aug. 3, 1954 F. J. RoEcKEL INVENTOR.

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Patented Aug. 3, 1954 DRAPERY PLEAT CLAM P AND ADJUSTABLE Frank J. Roeckel, Indianapolis, Ind. Application June 20, 1952, Serial No. 294,759

Claims.

This invention relates to a drapery pleat forming and retaining device including an adjustable hook for support purposes.

any one of a variety of pleat types. desired to change the type, it can be accomplished readily with a maximum of ease,

overall cleaning of the drapery.

It is a further object of the present invention to provi e a device of the above character which It is a still further object of the present invention to provide a combined latching member and hook which serves a dual purpose in that it locks Fig. l is a perspective view of the invention in assembled position but Without any drapery being shown.

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of a backing plate.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the clamp with the backing plate and hook removed.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section view on the line 4-4 of Fig. l in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation View of the supporting and locking hook.

In the drawings there is shown a front plate lli having an aperture Il, a struck-out resilient clasp l2 and a slot or notch I3. Engageable over one end of the front plate are the resilient, substantially J-shaped clamping elements I4 which pleat is thereby formed.

Once the desired -type of pleat is fashioned then the backing plate l5 may be applied to the in the front plate, An aperture I1 is formed in the backing plate at a point in alignment and register with the clasp l2 of the front plate, and

the clasps of both plates can be made of shorter length and will readily extend through and -beyond the apertures of the other. But more important, the concavities or dished out portions serve as means to hold the drapery clamping elements in place and prevent any lateral movement.

Once the backing plate has been applied in intertting or face to face relation to the front plate, the latching means shown generally at I9 and including a hanging hook is placed in position as shown in Fig. 1 in order to retain the assembled plates in face to face relation. The latching member comprises an elongated leg 20 and a shorter leg 20a terminating in the hook 2 I. The shorter leg has several oiset portions 22, 23 and 24 for a purpose hereinafter described.

In assembling the device after the drapery material has been woven between the clamping elements Id and the front plate, the user can first hold the plates in position with the forenger and thumb of one hand while the other hand is used to extend the elongated leg of the latching member up through the clasp I6. A the same time the shorter leg of the latching member will be disposed on the opposite side of the assembled plates with one of the offset portions disposed under clasp I2. In Fig. 1 of the drawings the latching member is shown with the oiiset portion 24 engaged by one of the clasps. As is apparent, the latching member is incapable of more than very limited vertical movement. Should it be desirable to lengthen the heading it is necessary only that one of the other offset portions, namely 22 or 23, be disposed adjacent to and. engaged by the clasp I2. In short, the length of the heading may selectively be varied as the occasion warrants. The notch I3 serves, in combination with the clasps, to prevent transverse or lateral movement of the hook. Furthermore, the provision of the notch or slot makes possible the use of a shorter latching member, thereby requiring lesser material to be used in forming it- When it is` desired to change the type of drapery pleat it is obviousv that the invention may be disassembled with ease whereupon the change in type of pleat can be readily accomplished.

With this construction the invention is hidden from view as is apparent by reference to Fig. 4.

While the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in the drawings and foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character, it being understood that only the preferred ernbodiment has been shown and described and that all changes and modiiications that come within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the claims are also desired to be protected.

The invention claimed is:

1. A drapery pleat clamp and hook structure comprisingr a plate having an aperture and an outwardly projecting clasp, a pair of drapery clamping elements plate, a second plate associated with said. first plate and having an aperture receiving therethrough the clasp of said first plate and an outwardly projecting clasp in register with and extending through the aperture of said first plate, and latching means terminating in a hook and retaining said plates in intertting relation, said means including legs engageable by said clasps on opposite sides of the associated plates.

2. A drapery pleat clamp and hook structure comprising a pair of face to face plates each having at least one aperture and one projecting clasp, the clasp of each plate being in register with and extending through and beyond the aperture of the other, a pair of drapery clamping elements disposed between said plates and detachdetachably carried by said r ably carried by one of said plates, the other of said plates having means preventing lateral movement of said elements, and latching means terminating in a hook and retaining said plates in face to face relation, said latching means including legs extending through said respective clasps on opposite sides of said plates.

3. A drapery pleat clamp and hook structure comprising a pair of face to face plates each having at least one aperture and one projecting clasp, the clasp of each plate being in register with and extending through and beyond the aperture of the other, a pair oy drapery clamping elements disposed between said plates and detachably carried by one of said plates, the other of said plates having concave portions formed therein for receiving said elements and preventing their lateral movement, and substantially J-shaped latching means terminating in a hook for retaining said plates in face to face relation, said means having'legs engageable by said respective clasps on opposite sides of said plates.

4. A drapery pleat clamp and adjustable hook structure comprising a pair of face to face plates each having at least one aperture and one projecting clasp, the clasp of each plate being in register with and extending through and beyond the aperture of the other, a pair of drapery clamping elements disposed between said plates and detachably carried by one of said plates, the other of said plates having means preventing lateral movement of said elements, said plates having vertically disposed and aligned notches formed in one end thereof, and latching means extending through said notches and terminating in a hook and retaining said plates in face to face relation, said latching means having legs engageable by said respective clasps on opposite sides of said plates, one of the legs of said latching means having a plurality of offset portions each being selectively engageable by one of said clasps.

5. A drapery pleat clamp and adjustable hook structure comprising a pair of face to face plates each having at least one aperture and one projecting clasp, the clasp of each plate being in register with and extending through and beyond the aperture of the other, a pair of drapery clamping elements disposed between said plates and detachably carried by one of said plates, the other of said plates having concave portions formed therein for receiving said elements and preventing their lateral movement, said plates having vertically disposed and aligned notches formed in one end thereof, and substantially J-shaped latching means extending through said notches and terminating in a hook and retaining said plates in face to face relation, said member having legs engageable by said respective clasps on opposite sides of said plates, one of the legs of said latching meanshaving a plurality of oiiset portions each being selectively engageable by one of said clasps.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,125,202 Sauer July 26, 1938 2,522,358 Franson Sept. 12, 1950 2,576,701 Schwartz Nov. 21, 1951 2,592,478 Sherman Apr. 8, 1952 

